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Shyam Madhusudhana, Coordinator of Technology Committees OES welcomes three new appointees to its slate of Technology Committees (TC) — Dr. Ferdinando Nunziata (Parthenope University of…
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Remember what it was like to travel to distant lands?
John R. Potter The pandemic has brought many changes, and some of us have found positive, as well and less desirable, impacts to working from…
Did You Know – OCEANS Photo Gallery???
The photo gallery for the OCEANS conferences is on line in the OES website. There are decades of photos. Scan down the list, select a…
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Member Highlights (September 2021)
Contact the editors if you have items of interest for the society Research Activities in Underwater and Land Robotics Takumi Matsuda, Meiji University, IEEE OES…
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Who’s Who In The IEEE OES (August 2021)
Bharath Kalyan, IEEE Senior Member, OES Singapore Chapter Chair I am one of those guys that talks less, has almost zero presence on social media…
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A Decade is Not Only a Matter of Time and Space
Atmanand M A, Jay Pearlman, Christopher Whitt, UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development This article discusses the UN Decade of Ocean Science for…
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Aberdeen University Engineers (and members of OES) develop state-of-the-art subsea holographic camera
Prof John Watson FIEEE, VP OCEANS Engineers at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, have developed one of the most advanced subsea holographic cameras in the…
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Jim Candy recognized by the JASA as a “seminal” author
The Journal of the Acoustic Society of America (JASA) reviews past papers to assess those that have had a significant impact on the science and…
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Webinar Series on Machine Learning and its applications to Oceanic Engineering: Talk by Dr. Shyam Madhusudhana
Dr. Gopu R. Potty, Chair, Technology Committee on Data Analytics, Integration and Modelling (DAIM) Dr. Shyam Madhusudhana gave a webinar on the topic Machine learning…
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AdCom Election Results (Class of 2022-2024)
The election results are in for the 2022-2024 Administrative Committee members. This year we had a great list of 12 candidates from around the world…
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IEEE OES distinguished lecture Series: 23, July 2021
Fusion reactors, Fuel Cells and Distributed Acoustic Sensing – What do they have in common and what might DAS now offer? John Potter, IEEE OES…
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Chapter News (September 2021)
Submit Chapter news to Beacon Co-Editors and OES Chapter Coordinator Italy Chapter Reported by Maurizio Migliaccio, Italian Chapter Chair A start The new ExCom has…
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Awards for OES members
Contact the editors with your submissions. Congratulations to Dr. Atmanand for the following award. Congratulations to Dr. M.A. Atmanand, distinguished OES member and General Chair…
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From the Journal Editor’s desk: IEEE Journal of Engineering Early Access Papers
Mandar Chitre, Journal Editor-in Chief Congratulations to the authors of our most recently approved papers for the IEEE JOE. The following papers were published as…
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OCEANS Conferences 2021 – Where are we now?
John Watson, OES Vice-President for OCEANS So here we are, very close to OCEANS 2021 San Diego – Porto. Some features make this conference and…
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From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia (September 2021)
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S As you will see, it has been a busy summer for OES Workshops & Symposia! While the COVID-19 pandemic…
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VPTA Column (September 2021)
Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE OES OES colleagues, Greetings from Singapore. I have been home (Singapore) bound for almost two years now.…
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From the President (September 2021)
Christopher Whitt, OES President We are on the cusp of our return to in-person meetings with the hybrid OCEANS 2021 San Diego-Porto just around the…
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Chapter News (June 2021)
Submit Chapter news to Beacon Co-Editors and OES Chapter Coordinator Argentina Chapter OES special session on ARGENCON 2020 Reported by Gerardo Acosta, Argentina Chapter Chair…
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Obituary on Dr. Ferial El-Hawary, IEEE OES AdCom member, IEEE Fellow and Life member
Adapted by your Editors from the Halifax Saltwire.com obituary for Ferial Ferial El-Hawary , age 78, of Halifax, passed away peacefully with family at her…
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From the OES BEACON Editors (June 2021)
Harumi Sugimatsu and Robert Wernli Welcome to the June 2021 issue of the Beacon. Are you tired of meeting virtually as your Beacon editors are…
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From the President (June 2021)
Christopher Whitt, OES President There is so much happening in your society in 2021! You’ll find this issue of the Beacon full of new activities…
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VPTA Column (June 2021)
Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE OES The COVID-19 vaccination program is progressing in many countries. Nevertheless, the impact of pandemic is continuing…
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Reminder: Call for OES Distinguished Lecturers – Jan 2022 to Dec 2025
Nominations close on July 31, 2021 Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE OES The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) invites nominations for OES…
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After a Tough Year, We’re Ready for More Connection
Brandy Armstrong, VP of Professional Activities, vp-professional-activities@ieeeoes.org 2021 is moving fast, can you believe it’s almost summer? While vaccinations role out and in person meetings…